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Stop-Time

by Frank Conroy · 1967

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First published in 1967, Stop-Timewas immediately recognized as a masterpiece of modern American autobiography, a brilliant portrayal of one boy's passage from childhood to adolescence and beyond. Here is Frank Conroy's wry, sad, beautiful tale of life on the road; of odd jobs and lost friendships, brutal schools and first loves; of a father's early death and a son's exhilarating escape into manhood.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thismemoirmemoirMore like thisLess of this
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coming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of this
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writerswritersMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thiscollegecollegeMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adult
Length
medium · 288 pages

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